Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-24
GORDON SHOWN THE CITY
THE GOVERNOR MAGNIFICENT
LY ENTERTAINED.

of the Twelfth of Msy"-Escorted to
the Depot by the Military.
Gov. Gordon and his party were not
astir so early yesterday as they were
Tuesday morning. BY 10 o'clock though
there were good many callers at his
headquarters at the Pulaski House, and
by ii O'Clock the rooms were crowded.
Inc press OF visitors really amounted 10
an informal reception by his eXcellency
and staff officers. 1t had been the inten-
uon to starr out with the party about 10
O'Clock and show them around over the
city, bat the callers were so numerous
that the start was not made until II 80.
At that hour Gen. Gordon and the visit
ing mem bers of his stan took carriages
and with Col. John Screyen as an escort,
visited the Telfair Academy Of Arts and
Sciences and the Ocean steamship Com
pan!'s wharyes. II they had got OFF ear
lier the party would have been driven to
the water works, the Savannah, Florida
and Western wharyes and other places Of
interest in and around the city.
RECEIVING AT THE EXCHANGE.
A public reception had been announced,
however, for l O'Clock, and the party had
to hurry back to the City Exchange. A
crowd of citizens had already assembled
there, and We're waiting to meet the Gov
| ernOr. Upon his arrival ne was escorted
| TO Mayor Rufus h. Testers office. There,
| surrounded by the members of his staff
| in full-dress uniform, ne received the WIS.,
| itOrs, the most OF whom We're presented
| by Col. Lester.
| The city was represented by the Mayor,
Aldermen ID. K. Thomas, John SchwaTZ,
| X. d. BOgarG, George j. Mills, David
| Wells, w. +. Reid. and Herman Myers,
and Capt. L. L. Goodwin, City Marshal.
Among the callers were Col. X.
j. Davant, Mr.. Ii. Fl. Smith,
Gen. &. Monkey SOrrel. Col. William Gar
rard, Judge Philip NJ. Russell, j. r.
| Saussy. Esq, MIR. 6. b. Pritchard, Mr.. j.
| b. Duckworth, Capt. W. W. Gordon,
Aon. Warlng Russell, Capt. Castleman,
Atlanta; DR.. j. Il. White, Solicitor Gen
eral f. q. du BIgnoD, II. q. Cunningham,
Esq, Mr.. Robert G. Gaillard, MIR. w. K.
Guerard, DR.. j. L. Mcfarland, Capt,
| Robert Falligant, Capt. John f. W heaton,
Mr.J j. Mclaughlin, Gen. Il. H. Anderson
Mr.. +. ID. Bloodworth, DR.. j. Z. ). Hous
! tOun, Chief Adolph Fernandez, Savannah
| Fire Department, and ex-Cnief Frank
Blair, and Mr.. George Appleton, Bryan
| county. .u..
TESTING THE FIREAEN.
The reception lasted for one hour. The
|
! the Governor had a pleasant word for
| everyone. At 2 O'Clock the doors were
| closed, and those who were within drank
| to the Governors health IN the patrlcian
beverage Of the province of Champagne.
Before the party left the Mayors Office
a fire alarm was turned in at box I, Bay
! and DraytOn streets, by Chief Fernandez.
1t was the tiremen's dinner hour and the
most of them were away from the engine
| n q hnWpVpr
| engines Nos. l and turned into Bay
street at a rafting gait. The hose carts
| and the hook and ladder truck came up
| by the Exchange, making the run from
| No. 3 engine house, South Broad and
| Abercorn, in 2 minutes and 7 seconds
| from the first tap OF toe bell. The Gov
| ernor spoke mplimenJarily of the de-
| partment. and expressed the opinion that
it seemed as efficient as any he ever saw.
A GOOD MARKsMAN.
At 5 O'CLOCK his excellency visited the
| Volunteer Guards ARSENAL and formally
opened the battalion's rifle range by firing
the first shot. The range Is 80 feet net,
and the target is reduced from the Creed
moor target for 200 yards range. The
Governor barely missed the bulPs-eye,
which is hardly the diameter OF a lady's
ring. He was given on the shot and
was asked to try it again.
was well satisfied with his shot, and did
NOT care. to make another attempt for
| fear be might do worse. Adit. Gen. John
Mel. kell fired next, and scored 3. Lieut..
Col. Grantland followed and made 4.
Each target was marked, and will be
| preserved. From the rifle range the party
went up to the club rooms, where num-
Der of tOasts We're drank and responses
were made by Gov. Gordon, Col. William
Garrard, Col. j. S. Gambler, Col. Kell,
Capt. Wheaton, Capt. Falligant, Col,
Soreven, IL. q. Cunningham, Esq, p. w.
Meldrim, Esq, Col. G. III. Olmstead, Col.
EIgin Lochrane, Col. G. NJ. Harper and
others.
ESCORTED TO THE DEPOT.
After spending a half hour with the
Guards the Governor Withdrew and pro-
ceeded 10 Capt. w. w. Gordon's resi-
dence, where he dned. At $3.50 O'Clock
the Guards battalion, Col. Garrard CON-
manding, and the Savannah Cadets, Capt.
II. III. Branch commanding, marched to
the Pulaski House. whence they escorted
the Governor, Mrs. Gordon and the stafl
officers to the Central railroad depot.
Within the depot the military formed in
liue on the north side of the building
facing the train. The Governor made a
brief speech thanking the Guards and the
military and people OF Savannah for the
warm reception that had been extended
him and mis- staff, and for the generous
hospitalities which had been showered
upon them. He pledged himself to do ali
in his power during his administration to
advance the interest OF the military OF
this city and the State. The speech was
gre eted with loud applause at its close,
and three cheers and tiger were given
for the Governor.
OFF AMID CHEERS.
Col. Garrard Informed him that at a
meeting of the Guards held during the
evening he had been elected an honorary
member or the battalion. AS he spoke,
Col. Garrard pinned a badge of the corps
on Gov. Gordon's coat.
As the Governor stepped upon the plat
form of the car there was a general rush
to shake hands with him, which contin-
ued until the train moved Olf amid the
playing of the band and the cheering OF
thousands Of voices for ''The man of the
10Th Of May" who had won another vic
tory. His visit to Savannah Will be re.
membered as one of the events in the his
tory of the city.
The military returned down town from
the depot, the Guards escOrting the Ca
diets to their armory ana then returning
to their own.
Florida Lands.